My journey to birthing breech

This tells the story of my 3 pregnancies, the first two ending in cesarean for malpresentation, and the last a homebirth of my 3rd breech baby.

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[craigiecarter]

@chabosaintclaire--thanks, and congrats on your vbac too!!!! In a birthing center---that's amazing!!!! I would love to know who your providers were because I get contacted by women looking for breech supportive providers. My email is craigiecarter at gmail.com.

[JDIJGKFuentesFamily]

Thank you for posting this. I am in my 30th week of pregnancy and baby is breech. I am very nervous about the babies position. I was told I would have to have a c-section if baby did not turn and I have three prior children all delivered vaginally without medication...the last thing I wanted was a c-section.

[craigiecarter]

@JDIJGKFuentesFamily But here's the thing: you have a "proven" pelvis (though I don't personally believe that we grow babies too large for us to birth save for rickets, a crushed pelvis or true diabetes), so you are an excellent candidate for a breech vaginal birth. Babies can and do turn even during labor, so don't panic. Feel free to write to me at craigiecarter at gmail.com and I will help in any way I can!

[karencarpenterdotcom]

What a lovely story, thanks for sharing. My daughter was breech from 28 weeks, could not be turned at 37 with ECV. I went into labour a few hours before c-section was scheduled and gave birth to her feet first. Only 7 years later did I find out I have a septate uterus, causing the breech position and low birth weight.

[craigiecarter]

@karencarpenterdotcom Congrats! A friend of mine once reminded me that had it been many years ago, I would have just had breech babies and give birth to them. I'd never know that I had a unique uterus and stress about what that "means". I'm sorry about the low birth weight, but hope that she's well now!

[JDIJGKFuentesFamily]

Thanks! I am happy to say, looks like my little one has turned...all that worry for nothing.

[ChaboSaintClaire]

I have a septate uterus too, and just had a breech vbac in that water at a birthing center. I am so glad you are sharing your story. Women need to know that surgery isn't the only option for a breech baby!

[craigiecarter]

@inginuity You weren't able to birth at home because she was breech? Either way, I'm so sorry. I've been there, realizing later that I had been misinformed. When my breech guy was born, my husband and I looked at each other, said that we wished our other two had been born this way, and then realized that their births had to happen the way they did for our youngest's to be what it was. Definitely check out the coalition for breech birth--you'll find lots of support there!

[craigiecarter]

kirstiedale, that must have been a beautiful sight!!!!

[kirstiedale3]

FANTASTIC...my 3rd baby was a natural breech birth.....She was only found to be in a breech position when i was 6 cm dilated..doctors wanted to c-section there and then but i refused...and the birth was fantastic..when she was born the midwife called her a *butterfly baby*.because she was an extended breech,when born she was still *folded in half*..but then she started to uncurl just like a butterflies wings...it was beautiful to watch .